Metallic window.



No. 818,703 PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

C. A. MCGINNIS. METALLIC WINDOW.

APPLICATION 'IILED JUNE 6. 1904.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1904.

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METALLIC WINDOW.

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CLAUDE A. MoGlNNlS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

METALLlC WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed June 8,1904- Serial No. 211,333-

To (Ll Z when it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, CLAUDE A. MoGmNIs, a citizen the United States, and a resident of inta, in the county of Fulton and State o'l" G orgia, have invented certain new and use .lm rovemeuts in Metallic Windows, o'l wmch the following is a hill, clear, and exact description, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificatio n.- A A The invention relates to improvements in metallic windows of that class in which the casing and sashus are made of sheet metal and in which an upper and a lower sash are -mounted in the casing to have a vertical movement therein. Access to the exterior sides of the lights of such windows in ordinary use for cleansing and other purposes is often difficult.

The principal. urpose of the present invention is to provi e means whereby the sashes of such windows can be readily turned, so that access to the exterior lights can be easily had from the interior of the building.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, such as will be hereinafter fully described. pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated. in the accompanying drawings.

. In the drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, Fi-mre l is a horizontal sectional view through the stile of a sash and the adjacent amb ner the pivotal point of the sash. Fi 2 is a vertical sectional view through the Fintel of the casing and the top rail of the upper sash. F Sis a vertical sectional viev through the silland the bottom rail of thelower sash. Fig. i is a perspective view, broken away in parts, of the lower part of a jamb and a part of the sill. F 5 is a cross-sectional view through the meeting-rsils of the sashes. Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view through the lintel of the casing at one side of the pulleys for the weightchains. Fig. 7 is a front elevation, broken away in parts, of the upper part of the window. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view through one of the munnions between the adjacent edges of two lights- Fig. 9 is a plan view of the pulleymechanism for carrying the weightcheins. 10 is a detail plan view showing the clips for holding a yoke in place. Fig. 11

for its reception and is ornamented in the usual way. The face of the lintol is provided with a socket 23 to receive the top rail of the upper sash, Fig. 2. One of the sides of the socket, as at 24, is inclined to insure a tight fit of the rail. ing the lintel are connected by the yoke 25, having sockets in its edges to receive the edges of the plate. The sill 22 has its face sloping downwardly, as at 27, to shed water, and the outer side 28 of its stop 29 is inclined to secure a close engagement with the bottom rail of the lower sash, Fig. 3.

The to rail 30 of the upper sash has the usual socket in its inner ed e to receive the edge of the light, and the edges of the sheet metal composing the same are connected by the yoke 31, Figs. 2 and 6. The yoke has its edges bent inwardly and engaging with sockets formed in the edges of the sheet metal. It is held in place by the clips 32, which are spurs cut out of the sheet metal and bent overthe yoke, Figs. 10 and 11. The yoke is placed in position by sliding it longitudinallybeneath the clips. These clips may be used in any place in the construction where they are adapted to hold the different parts of a member together.

The bottom rail 33 of the upper sash has the usi'al socket in its inner edge for the light, and the edges of the sheet metal composing the same are joined by the yoke 34,

The edges of the plate fo'rnn Fig. 5. The latter has one edge engagin 5 with a socket in one edge of the sheet metal and has the other edge formed into a socket 35 to receive the other edge of the sheet metal. The socket 35 and the edge of the metal en aging with it are on the inner side oi the Tall and term a flan e 36, WlllCll is bent D away from the mam part of the rail.

The top rail 37 of the lower sash is of substantially the same construction as the bot tom rail of the upper sash, except that its 1o5 flange 38 projects from the outer side of its rail. This flange is ofiset from the rail and is parallel to the latter. When the two rails 33 and 37 are brought together by the closing of the sashes, the two flanges 36 and 3S engage uo with each other. The two flanges are sprung so that they will bear against each other when brought together with a yielding pres sure to form a tight joint between the meeting-rails.

The bottom rail 39 of the lower sash has the edges of the sheet metal forming the main art of the same connected by the yoke 40, W 'ch has its edges bent to fit sockets in the edges of the sheet metal, Fi 3. The un der side of the rail 39 is shaped to fit the inclined face of the sill 22. It is inclined, as at 41, to fit the inclined side 28 of the stop 29.

' It is also shaped to project over the top of the sto as at 42. By means of this construction a c ose engagement between the lower sash and the sill is secured.

A munnion is provided for securing the edges of twoadjaoent lights, Fig. -8. It is formed of two members 43 and 44, respectively, of sheet metal, and is shaped to simulate the solid munnion in ordinary use. The member 43 has its edges bent together for a short distance, as at 45, and then flared outwardly at its edges, as at 46. The member 44 ;has its edges bent, as at 47, to clamp the parts 45'of the member 43. The flared-out parts 46 of the member 43 project into the body of the member 44 to engage with the same and serve to hold the two members together. The two members form sockets in the opposite edges of the munnion to receive the edges of the lights, and when the latter are in place the interlocking parts of the two members are firmly held in place, so that they cannot be separated.

In the upper corners of the casing above the jambs are the pulleys 48, journaled in the supports 49, mounted at one end on brackets secured to the inner sides of the jambs and at the other end on the ends of the lintel, Fi s; 6, 7, and 9. Over these pulleys pass t e chains 50, secured at their outer ends to the i can be had.

sashes and attached at their inner ends to Weights 51 within the jainbs to counterbalance the sashes.

The main part of the jamb 20, comprising the back, sides, and part of the front, is formed of a single piece of sheet metal 52, Fig. 1. In the edges of the latter are the sockets 53, with which engage the flanges 54 of the face-plate 55. The latter can be moved, so that its flanges will disengage from their sockets, and the face-plate removed from the main part of the jamb, so that access to the sash-weights inside ofthe jamb It is held in place by screws, as at 56, Fig. 4, passing through. the same into the casing. In the front of the jamb and face-plate, adjacent to the engaging sockets 53 and flanges 54, are the runways 57 for the chains and the pins 58, to which the weight-chains are attached. The pins 58 are secured in the outer edges of the stiles 59 of the sashes and are reinforced by the anglepieces 60, secured in the interior of the stiles and through which the pins pass.

cipally of a single piece of sheet metal having sockets 61 in its edges, with which en age the flanges 62 of the yoke 63, Figs. 1 and 4.' In

the yoke and the other side by a part of the main plate of the stile. The two sides of the groove form an acute angle. With this groove when the sash is in operative position registers a guide-stop 65, shaped to fit the groove. The guide-stop serves to retain a sash in the casing and to guide it in its movements up and down.

The guide-stops 65 on one side of a casing, respectively engaging. with an upper and a lower sash, form part of a common support or carrier 66, which can be operated to move the guide-stops into and out of engagement with their respective grooves in the sash-stiles. This carrier or support is mounted in the guideway or longitudinal recess 67 formed in the face-plate and movable both horizontally and vertically therein It is conthe wings 68, which are oontinuations of the guide-stops 65, bearing against the sides 69 of the guideway. It is further controlled and held in position by the rib 7 O, rojecting from its rear and registering with t e socket 71, in which the rib is movable both vertically and horizontally. The walls ofthe socket 71 are from the rear wall of the guideway 67. j

Mechanism is provided for moving the guide-stops into and out of engagement 1 and 4. A lever 72 is pivoted at one end by the pin 73 to the walls of the socket 71. Its free end passes through the rear wall of the guideway 67, which is slotted for the purpose, and engages with the carrier or support 66, as at 74, intermediate of theguide-stops 65. The extreme free end of the lever is rovided with a socket 7 5and projects slight y beyond the face of the carrier. the lever is in a position to clear the sashesas the latter are raised and lowered. A handle 76 is provided that can be inserted in the socket to move the lever on its pivot. As the lever has an engagement at its free end with the carrier or support, the "latter is moved up and down when the .lever is oscillated. Passing through the walls of the socket 71 are the pins 77. (Only one of these pins is shown.) These pins en age with the cam-slots 78 in the rib 70 of t e carrier 66. The upper ends of the'cam-slots are vertical, so that when the carrier 66 is in its lowered and normal position the said vertical upper parts of the cam slots will be engaged by the the outer edge of each stile, adjacent to the. joint formed by a flange and a socket, is a groove 64 of considerable depth. One side 7 of this groove is formed by the flange 62 of,

trolled in its movements in the ,guideway by l The projecting end of- Each stile 59 of a sash is composed prinf integral with the face-plate 55 and extend with respective grooves in the sashes, Figs.

ins 7'7 and the carrier thereby locked in a orwsird or outward position from the jamb with the guidcstops in position to engage with their respective grooves in the sashstiles. The lower ends of the cam-slots1are inclined, so that when the carrier 66 is moved upwardly by the raising of the free end of the lever the said inclined parts of thecam slots, bearing on the pins 77, will force the carrier inwardly, and thereby withdrew the guidestops 65 from their respective grooves 64 in the stiles of the sashes. when the guidestops are withdrawn from the opposite sides of a sash, the latter can be turnee on its )ins 58, which fulcrum in the runways 57. Tncse pins are on 0 posite sides of the sash at about the middle part of the'same, so that the sash will be balanced when it is turned. Nhile it is turned the sash is held by the chains 50, connected with the same at one end and with the counterweights at the other end. By turnin the sash in this way the outer sides of the lights can be readily moved to a position where thev'can be cleaned from the interior of the building. After the lights have been cleaned the sash can be easily turned brick to its normal position. When this is done, the free end of the ever is depressed to move the carrier 66 downwardly, and through this downward movement and the action of the cam mechanism the guide-stops will be pro jected outwardly from the face-plate of the jamb into engagement with their respective groo es in the stiles of the sashes.

It to he observed that the movement of the carrier 66 on one side of the casing controls the movement of both guide-stops (35 on that side, as they are integral with the carrier. Also, when the handle 76 is not in use it can he removed from the lever 72.

/Vhile the herein-described embodiment of the invention is the preferred one, yet it can he departed from to a. considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i I

l. In a. metallic window, it sash having a groove in a stile, a jnnih rovided with e guideway end having it soc ret opening into 'd guide-way, a carrier movebly mounted in s id guideway, wings on said carrier end bearing a ainst the sides of said guidewi. it rib on ssin carrier r gistering withsaid soc et, a guide-stop on said carrier, and means for operating said carrier to move said guidestop into and out of engagement with said groove. 1

2. In a metallic window, a sash having a groove in 'a stile, a jmnb provided *ith s guideway and having a socket opening into said guideway, ll. carrier movably mounted in guideway, wings on said carrier and hearing ngeiinst the sides oi said guidewey, a

rib on said carrier registering with said socket, a gUldP-SLOP on said carrier, and cam mechanism for operating said cnrr to move said guide-stop mto and out of engagement with said groove. 7

3. in a metallic window, it sash havin a groove in its edge, zicasing provided witn a guideway and having a socket opening into said guideway, a carrier movably mounted in said guideway, e guide-stop on said carrier, a rib on said carrier registering with said socket and provided with cam-slots, pins passing through the walls of said socket and engaging with said cam-slots, and means forrai'sing and lowering said carrier.

In a metallic window, a sash having {1. groove in its edge, 8. casing provided with a. guideway and having a socket Opening into said guideway, a carrier movably mounted in said guideway, a, guide-stop on said carrier, a

'rib on said carrier registering with said socket and provided with cain -slots, pins passing through the walls of said socket and engaging with said cam-slots, a lever pivoted to the wall of said socket and engaging at its free end with said carrier, and means for operating said lever to raise and lower said carrier.

5. In it metallic window, a sash having a groove in its edge, a casing provided with a guideway and having a socket opening into said guideway, a carrier movably mounted in said guidewey, s guide-stop on said carrier, a rib on said carrier re 'stering with said socket and provided with cam-slots, pins passing through the walls of said socket and engaging with said comslots, a lever pivoted to the wall of said socket and engaging at its free end with said carrier, and a detachable hen.- dle for operating said lever to raise and lower said carrier.

6. In a metallic window, a member, such as a mil, composed oi n main metal pinto and a yoke connecting the of said plate, and a clip formed of a spur cut from said plate and bent over said yoke.

7 in a window, the jimrb formed of folded and interlocked sheet metal; the filing of which is bent so as to form a central seat provided with a median hollow told, whereby the interior of the 'amb is partially ded into two compartments; a telescopic way received within said seat, and lowing also it median told rqcciveigl within the hollow median fold of the sent Sashes which ongnge with the telescopic slide vii and means for projecting and rctrscting sei'd slidewav so as to engage or disengage it in relation to the sashes.

8. A metallic window-frame having a sect formed within its facing, with a hollow fold projecting inwardly across the jamb; a telescopic slideway fitting said seat, with a don ble fold which is received within the firstnamed hollow told; it pin-andslot connection between the hollow fold of the seat and the fold of the slideway which is received within it, the inclination of the slot being such that vertical motion of the slideway is translated into a motion of projection or re traction thereof; and a straight end to said slots whereby the slideway is locked in its projected position.

9. In a Window-frame, the combination of the jamb with a seat; a slideway received Within said seat; connections between the same whereby-vertical motion of the slideway is translated into a motion of projection or retraction; and a handle-bar capable of being passed througha slot formed in the slideway to a fulcrum which is in fixed relation to the seat, whereby'vertical movement seat with a hollow median fold; and a collapsible slideway received within said seat and having a fold corresponding to and received within that of the seat.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE A. MQGINNIS- Witnesses:

J J. MAIER, l DALLAs C. DUMAS. 

